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Crichton bought his red-white-and-blue “Flag,” 1960-66, made of encaustic and paper on canvas, directly from the artist in 1973. Christie’s is offering it Tuesday night with an estimate of ...
In 1995, Ovitz made his big break for the corporate boardroom, going to work for his old friend, Walt Disney Co. CEO Michael Eisner, who made him Disney’s president.
For two decades, Michael Ovitz reveled in his persona as the most powerful agent in Hollywood. TV Woes Another Setback for Once-Invincible Ovitz - Los Angeles Times ...
He's back. He's trying to be invisible, but having trouble doing so. After all, he's still Mike Ovitz. And despite all his war wounds, he savors the spotlight.
NEW YORK (AP) - The man promoting a book was Michael Ovitz, the former Hollywood super-agent. The biggest speaking part belonged to Bill Murray. “I’m going to talk for a long time because Mike ...
Here’s just one example of the power that Hollywood super-agent Mike Ovitz wielded: In the mid-1990s, Ovitz’s art dealer Arne Glimcher — who’d directed one movie, 1992’s “The Mambo ...
What is Mike Ovitz’s definition of the word “downfall”? After working the No. 2 job at Disney for 18 months, he left with a severance package valued at $129 million.
In Crichton’s home, from left, Agnes Martin’s Untitled, circa 1961, oil, ink and wash on canvas; Jasper Johns’s Flag, 1960–66, encaustic and printed paper collage on paper laid down on canvas.
EXCLUSIVE: First, let me knock down this untrue rumor: I know for certain there is no IMG World board meeting on a conference call or otherwise today to discuss ousting board member Michael Ovitz ...
He's baaack. After flaming out in 1996 following a stormy 14 months as president at Walt Disney Co., Michael Ovitz--the man who made agent a four-letter word in Hollywood--is back doing deals ...